John’s photographic career began in London at the tail end of the analogue era, when film stock, contact sheets and darkroom chemistry defined the craft. After graduating from Lancaster University with honours at the end of the 90's, he assisted established still life and food photographers whose work appeared in publications such as The Observer and The Sunday Times Magazine. It was an exacting education. In London he also connected with location advertising photographers on European campaigns. He would fly back ahead of the crew to process clip tests — ensuring the integrity of the film before the full production returned. Precision, discipline and patience became second nature.

In the early 2000s, he established his own studio practice, building a portfolio that spans heavy industry, fashion, television and independent enterprise. Clients have included Tata Steel, Balfour Beatty, Karen Millen, Channel 4, Tiger Aspect Productions and Corus Steel. He is a regular contributor to the stock libraries of Alamy, Getty and Millenium Images. His photographs have appeared on large-format national billboards, adshel spaces, awareness campaigns and broadcast publicity, as well as carefully crafted brand launches. Equally comfortable in pre-production meetings or in post-production retouching, he approaches each commission as a complete visual narrative rather than a single frame.

Alongside commercial work, John developed a distinctive social documentary style. Drawn to the emotional weight photographs accumulate over time, he began accepting commissions that took him across the UK, Europe, Israel, Morocco, India and North Africa. His background in controlled studio lighting subtly informs this work: natural moments are allowed to unfold, yet are shaped with a quiet sense of composition and atmosphere. The resulting images feel cinematic but never staged — intimate without intrusion.

Working instinctively on location, John reads light and environment quickly. He moves with discretion, allowing events to breathe while anticipating the decisive moment. It is a practice rooted as much in observation as in technique.

Now based in Barcelona with his wife Sonia and their daughter Olivia, he enjoys the Mediterranean lifestyle, the Balearic Islands and the Pyrenees. Proximity to these, shapes both family life and visual language — a reminder that photography, at its core, is about attention: to place, to people and to fleeting detail.